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TI-2010-04037 Aliases CVE-2010-4297GHSA-vrqj-4f32-p884

The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0517 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2Running onVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Running on ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrqj-4f32-p884

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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